GrantedChange of useDecided 12 July 2017

Main Street, Rathowen, Co Westmeath

Change of use from a hair salon and shop sub-division to a childcare facility in Rathowen.

176107 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 6 April 2017

Reference: 176107
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 April 2017

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of a hairdressing salon and sub-dividing an existing shop to create a childcare facility. Works include rearranging car parking, securing play area boundaries with protected walkways, and connecting to the public sewer.

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Official record

Development description

The change of use from hairdressing salon and sub-division of existing shop to provide units and associated facilities for the provision of childcare. Also existing car parking to be rearranged, provide secure boundaries to new play area with protected walkways, new connection to public sewer and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Self Sustaining Rural Consolidation UC

“Provide for self-sustaining development which seeks to support and improve the rural fabric of the settlement and its surrounding area.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Rathowen (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Rathowen Village, Westmeathnot full market price	Mar 2025	€30,000	54 m
10 Windtown Park, Rathowen, Westmeath	Jul 2025	€260,000	116 m
20 Windtown Park, Rathowen, Westmeath	Jan 2025	€220,000	161 m
29 Windtown Park, Rathowen, Westmeath	Sept 2025	€245,000	196 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received6 April 2017
Further information requested31 May 2017
Further information received19 June 2017
Decision due16 July 2017
Decision issued12 July 2017
Grant issued13 September 2017
Permission expiry12 September 2022

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